Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was delighted that Satnam Singh Sandhu has been nominated for the Rajya Sabha.
Modi said Sandhu has always worked towards national integration and wished him very best for his Parliamentary journey.
“I am delighted that Rashtrapati Ji has nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu Ji to the Rajya Sabha. Satnam Ji has distinguished himself as a noted educationist and social worker, who has been serving people at the grassroots in different ways. He has always worked extensively to further national integration and has also worked with the Indian diaspora. I wish him the very best for his Parliamentary journey and am confident the Rajya Sabha proceedings will be enriched by his views,” Modi wrote on ‘X’.
Earlier today, the Union Home Ministry in a notification said that President Droupadi Murmu has nominated Sandhu to the Upper House of Parliament.
Also an agriculturist, Sandhu is the founder of Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC) in Mohali. He is credited for the formation of Chandigarh University in 2012.
In a social media post, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar also welcomed his nomination to the Upper House.
“His rich work in community service and his passion towards education, innovation and learning will be big sources of strength for the Rajya Sabha. I wish him the very best for his tenure,” Dhankhar said in a social media post.
Last year, PM Modi had praised the Chandigarh University founder during his monthly radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’ for creating the largest human chain, depicting the Indian national flag.
Sandhu is also said to have played a key role in arranging Prime Minister Modi’s meeting with Sikh diaspora during the saffron party’s minority outreach ‘Sadbhavna Yatra’.